2 Minute Neuroscience Amphetamine

Summary

Methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin or Concerta, is a stimulant medication primarily used to treat ADHD. In this video, I ... Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a condition characterized by difficulties with attention and/or hyperactivity and ... In this video, I discuss the effects of cocaine on the brain. I describe cocaine's primary mechanism of action, which involves ... Ketamine is an anesthetic, analgesic, antidepressant, and recreationally used drug. In this video, I discuss hypotheses about how ... Nicotine is the main psychoactive component of tobacco, and thus one of the most widely used and abused drugs in the world. How alcohol acts on the central nervous system to produce intoxication is still poorly understood. In this video, I attempt to ... In this video I discuss acetylcholine, the first neurotransmitter ever discovered. The topics I cover include the locations of ... MDMA, better known as ecstasy, molly, or one of a number of other street names, is a stimulant drug with unique prosocial effects. Benzodiazepines are commonly used to treat anxiety disorders and sleep disorders. They are thought to exert their effects in the ... Psilocybin is a substance found in a number of mushroom species that can be ingested to cause psychoactive effects. Although ... Dopamine is a monoamine and catecholamine neurotransmitter with many functions in the nervous system ranging from ... Caffeine is the most widely-used mind-altering substance in the world. Although it's not completely clear how caffeine causes the ...